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I had pestered [Phil Wood] for a long time. He finally agreed to do it. And I was excited and nervous and he couldn't have been nicer or more supportive from the minute I got to his house.

Jon Gordon

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Jon Gordon
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
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